Daddys Lil Darling Headlines 21 Nominations For Closing-Day Bewitch

April 14, 2018

Normandy Farm’s homebred millionaire DaddysLilDarling headlines a roster of 21 fillies and mares nominated to the 57th running of the $150,000 Bewitch (G3) for fillies and mares going 1½ miles on the turf to be run closing day, Friday April 27. Entries will be taken April 22.

Trained by Kenny McPeek, Daddys Lil Darling finished second in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Presented by Lane’s End (G1) in her most recent Keeneland start. She closed 2017 with a victory in the American Oaks (G1) at Santa Anita in late December.

Also among the nominations are John Oxley’s Dream Dancing, winner of last summer’s Del Mar Oaks (G1). Mark Casse trains Dream Dancing, who also won the Herecomesthebride (G3) last year at Gulfstream Park.